Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self

by Carl Jung

Overview

Aion is one of a number of major works that Jung wrote during his seventies that were concerned with the relations between psychology, alchemy and religion.

He is particularly concerned in this volume with the rise of Christianity and with the figure of Christ. He explores how Christianity came about when it did, the importance of the figure of Christ and the identification of the figure of Christ with the archetype of the Self. A matter of special importance to Jung in his seventies - the problem of opposites, particularly good and evil - is further discussed and the importance of the symbolism of the fish, which recurs as a symbol of both Christ and the devil, is examined.

As a study of the archetype of the self, Aion complements The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, which is also published in paperback.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138136564
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/26/2015
Series:	Collected Works of C. G. Jung
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author, illustrator, and correspondent.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD I. The Ego II. The Shadow Ill. The Syzygy: Anima and Animus 1 IV. The Self V. Christ, a Symbol of the Self VI. The Sign of the Fishes VII. The Prophecies of Nostradamus VIII. The Historical Significance of the Fish IX. The Ambivalence of the Fish Symbol 1X. The Fish in Alchemy 1. The Medusa, 126- 2. The Fish, 137- 3· The Fish Symbol of the Cathars, XI. The Alchemical Interpretation of the Fish XII. Background to the Psychology of Christian Alchemical Symbolism XIII. Gnostic Symbols of the Self XIV. The Structure and Dynamics of the Self XV. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX